Strydom chases second SA title in two weeks
Karkloof - With just over a week to go to the SA MTB Marathon Championships, which are being held in conjunction with the Sappi Karkloof Trail Festival in KZN on May 25-26, the pundits are looking out to see who will claim national titles.Both the men's and women's defending champions, Matt Beers and Candice Lill respectively, have overseas racing commitments which opens up the field. However, last weekend's SA Gravel Champs showed there is plenty of talent waiting to step onto the podium, with Danielle Strydom heading the women's field for Karkloof.Last...
Team PYGA Euro Steel's Michael Foster was far ahead of his rivals at the 2023 Sappi Karkloof Classic, but with a national title on the line he will face stiffer competition this year.
KARKLOOF – Philip Buys sees a three-way fight developing for the SA MTB Marathon Championship title on Sunday at the same venue where he won the national title in 2022.The SA Marathon Championships are being held on Sunday in conjunction with the two-day Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival at Absa Karkloof Country Club, and the 2022 champion sees three riders as the main protaganists in the fight for...
Strydom doubles up while Botha claims his first SA title
KARKLOOF – Wessel Botha and Danielle Strydom claimed the respective men's and women's SA MTB Marathon Championship titles at the 85km Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival on Sunday.On a cloudless, late autumn day with the mercury hovering in the mid to late twenties, the 25-year-old Botha, riding for the Imbuko Pro Cycling team, claimed his maiden SA title, finishing in 4:04:29, ahead of Tristan Nortje (4:06:19) and Jaedon Terlouw (4:08:32).Hailing from Wellington in the Western Cape, Botha enjoyed a day where it all worked...